The Boston Reds regain the AA lead by edging the Browns
6-5 before a St. Louis crowd of 17,439,
the largest of the AA season.
Cleveland Spiders C Chief Zimmer makes 6 errors, and
the opposing Brooklyns steal 10 bases. The Bridegrooms
win by only 9-8.
Herman Long goes 6-for-6 with 4 runs scored as the
Boston Beaneaters climb back over .500 with a 14-6
rout of the Chicago Colts.
A new ML attendance record is set as 22,289
jam the Polo Grounds to see the Giants nip the Colts
8-7.
Playing on a muddy field, NY 3B Lew Whistler
sets a record by making 4 errors in one inning
as the Giants lose to the Phillies 11-4.
Tom Lovett of Brooklyn no-hits New York 6-0,
giving up 3 walks.
Tom Brown and Bill Joyce of the Boston Reds become
the first pair in ML history to open a game
with back-to-back HRs, starting Boston off to a 13-5
defeat of Sadie McMahon and the Baltimore Orioles.